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In the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin revels in the art of the circus, paying tribute to the acrobats and pantomimists who inspired his virtuoso pratfalls. After being mistaken for a pickpocket, Chaplinโs Little Tramp flees into the ring of a traveling circus and soon becomes the star of the show, falling for the troupeโs bareback rider along the way. Despite its famously troubled production, this gag packed comedy ranks among Chaplinโs finest, thanks to some of the most audacious set pieces of the director performerโs career, including a close brush with a lion and a climactic tightrope walk with a barrelful of monkeys. Rereleased in 1969 with a new score by Chaplin, The Circus is an uproarious high wire act that showcases silent cinemaโs most popular entertainer at the peak of his comic powers. BLU RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES โข New 4K digital restoration of Charlie Chaplinโs 1969 rerelease version of the film, featuring an original score by Chaplin, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack โข New audio commentary featuring Charlie Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance โข Interview with Chaplin from 1969 โข New interview with Chaplinโs son Eugene Chaplin โข In the Service of the Story, a new program on the filmโs visual effects and production design by effects specialist Craig Barron โข Chaplin Today: โThe Circus,โ a 2003 documentary on the film, featuring filmmaker Emir Kusturica โข Excerpted audio interview with Chaplin musical associate Eric James โข Unused cafรฉ sequence with new score by composer Timothy Brock, and related outtakes with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Dan Kamin โข Newly discovered outtakes featuring the Tramp and the bareback rider โข Original recording of the filmโs opening song, โSwing, Little Girl,โ by Ken Barrie โข Footage of the 1928 Hollywood premiere โข Rerelease trailers โข PLUS: An essay by critic Pamela Hutchinson Review: At the Circus - This was Chaplin's follow-up to "The Gold Rush," a difficult production that included a fire at the studio that required many scenes to be re-shot. But the movie remains a hilarious classic, with all of the elements you seek in a Chaplin movie: fast-paced gags, thrill moments, romance, and a note of pathos at the finish. This is the 1969 re-release of the silent movie, featuring Chaplin's own music score (including the somewhat cringe-worthy opening song, "Swing Little Girl," that he wrote and sang). Deleted scenes and plenty of supplements round out the package. Review: ONE OF CHAPLINโS GREATEST FILMS - This review is for the Criterion Collection 2019 blu Ray release of Charlie Chaplinโs 1928 film, โThe Circusโ (Also available on DVD). For decades, โThe Circusโ was dismissed as a lesser Chaplin film, coming as it did between his great epic โThe Gold Rushโ (1925) and his beloved masterpiece โCity Lightsโ (1931). Contributing to its lesser reputation was the fact that Chaplin withheld the film for forty years, ostensibly because of the myriad personal and professional problems he endured while making it. In 1968, with twenty-five years of marital happiness behind him, Chaplin revisited the film, creating a new opening credit sequence, composing a new musical score and song (which he sang) and successfully re-releasing it to theaters. The Circus was one of the first films released on home video in 1978 (VHS and Beta). Image Entertainment brought out a special edition 12โ Laserdisc in 1993 followed by their DVD in1998. Warner Home Video put out a new edition in 2003. With each new disc came bonus features, some retained, others discarded and replaced with new ones. Such is the case with the 2019 Criterion blu ray. This one comes with a fantastic 4K restoration. That alone makes this a must have. But the new features are especially fine. Among them: Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance gives another outstanding commentary. In one fascinating featurette, Oscar wining visual effects artist and film historian Craig Barron explains the special effects and introduces the viewer to the Bell and Howell 2709 camera. This was the camera used by Chaplinโs cinematographer Roland (Rollie) H. Totheroh. In another, Eugene Chaplin is interviewed at the family estate in Corsier-sur-Vevey. Also included is a Chaplin interview from 1969. Holdovers include the โChaplin Todayโ documentary from 2003, footage from the 1928 premiere, outtakes from a deleted sequence (presented by film historian David Shepard on the 1998 DVD, presented by comedy choreographer Dan Kamin here) and a completed version of the sequence edited by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill from their fantastic documentary โUnknown Chaplinโ (1983). That documentary featured excellent music composed by Carl Davis. That music is not used here but the good news is the new music is provided by the always outstanding Timothy Brock, using themes from Chaplinโs score. With this 4K restoration โThe Circusโ can now rightly take its place as one of Chaplinโs greatest films. And it comes highly recommended.




| ASIN | B07T7CND8V |
| Actors | Merna Kennedy |
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,421 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #1,549 in Comedy (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (221) |
| MPAA rating | G (General Audience) |
| Media Format | Blu-ray |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.82 ounces |
| Release date | September 24, 2019 |
| Studio | The Criterion Collection |
| Subtitles: | English |
B**N
At the Circus
This was Chaplin's follow-up to "The Gold Rush," a difficult production that included a fire at the studio that required many scenes to be re-shot. But the movie remains a hilarious classic, with all of the elements you seek in a Chaplin movie: fast-paced gags, thrill moments, romance, and a note of pathos at the finish. This is the 1969 re-release of the silent movie, featuring Chaplin's own music score (including the somewhat cringe-worthy opening song, "Swing Little Girl," that he wrote and sang). Deleted scenes and plenty of supplements round out the package.
J**P
ONE OF CHAPLINโS GREATEST FILMS
This review is for the Criterion Collection 2019 blu Ray release of Charlie Chaplinโs 1928 film, โThe Circusโ (Also available on DVD). For decades, โThe Circusโ was dismissed as a lesser Chaplin film, coming as it did between his great epic โThe Gold Rushโ (1925) and his beloved masterpiece โCity Lightsโ (1931). Contributing to its lesser reputation was the fact that Chaplin withheld the film for forty years, ostensibly because of the myriad personal and professional problems he endured while making it. In 1968, with twenty-five years of marital happiness behind him, Chaplin revisited the film, creating a new opening credit sequence, composing a new musical score and song (which he sang) and successfully re-releasing it to theaters. The Circus was one of the first films released on home video in 1978 (VHS and Beta). Image Entertainment brought out a special edition 12โ Laserdisc in 1993 followed by their DVD in1998. Warner Home Video put out a new edition in 2003. With each new disc came bonus features, some retained, others discarded and replaced with new ones. Such is the case with the 2019 Criterion blu ray. This one comes with a fantastic 4K restoration. That alone makes this a must have. But the new features are especially fine. Among them: Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance gives another outstanding commentary. In one fascinating featurette, Oscar wining visual effects artist and film historian Craig Barron explains the special effects and introduces the viewer to the Bell and Howell 2709 camera. This was the camera used by Chaplinโs cinematographer Roland (Rollie) H. Totheroh. In another, Eugene Chaplin is interviewed at the family estate in Corsier-sur-Vevey. Also included is a Chaplin interview from 1969. Holdovers include the โChaplin Todayโ documentary from 2003, footage from the 1928 premiere, outtakes from a deleted sequence (presented by film historian David Shepard on the 1998 DVD, presented by comedy choreographer Dan Kamin here) and a completed version of the sequence edited by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill from their fantastic documentary โUnknown Chaplinโ (1983). That documentary featured excellent music composed by Carl Davis. That music is not used here but the good news is the new music is provided by the always outstanding Timothy Brock, using themes from Chaplinโs score. With this 4K restoration โThe Circusโ can now rightly take its place as one of Chaplinโs greatest films. And it comes highly recommended.
J**L
Great
Great
J**.
Great value
The audio and video are first rate, and it plays in my USA player. This movie is hard to find, so I'm very happy with this purchase.
F**Y
Chaplin's "The Circus": A Must Have
"The Circus" is a terrific film. Chaplin uses laughter and pathos and succeeds brilliantly. The scene wuth the monkeys is especially funny. The special features are both interesting and fun. One should own this DVD not only because of the film but because of the outstanding special features especially the interview with Chaplin, the information of the visual effects provided by Craig Barron, facts on locations by John Bengston, and Eugene Chaplin on growing up with his father. I highly recommend "The Circus".
J**E
Great!!!
This completes my Charlie Chaplin collection! This one features the Tramp character tramping around...you guessed it at a circus. After being mistaken for a pickpocket and trying to evade the cops, the Tramp stumbles into a new career as a circus performer. There is a love triangle between him, a trapeze lady and a handsome tightrope walker. This is all complicated by a ruthless and controlling father. The ending might be my favorite of all of his movies. It simultaneously beautiful, hopeful and sad. This one contains all of the depth and warmth that I've come to expect from his films. I have most enjoyed; the Kid, the Great Dictator, Limelight and of course The Circus! Highly recommend!
D**B
Criterion, and another Chaplin Classic
I love Criterions Chaplin releases. Beautiful clarity in these blu-ray releases, and you can't go wrong with Chaplins high wire act with monkeys. One of the funniest scenes ever put to film.
S**.
Me gustรณ mucho esta ediciรณn. Llegรณ a tiempo y en excelente condiciรณn.
S**E
*ใไปฅไธ็ตๆซใซ่งฆใใฆใใพใใ ้ฆ้กใใตใผใซในใ ๆพๆตช่ ใใฃใผใชใผ(ใใฃใผใซใบใปใใฃใใใชใณ)ใฏใในใชใจ้้ใใใฆ่ญฆๅฎใซ่ฟฝใใใใตใผใซในใฎใใณใใธ้ใ่พผใใใใใงใฏใใกใใใฉ้ๅๅธซใใกใฎๆผ็ฎใ่กใใใฆใใใใ่ญฆๅฎใซ่ฟฝใใใใใฃใผใชใผใๅทปใ่ตทใใๅคง้จๅใฏใ้ๅๅธซใใกใใฃใกใฎใใง่ฆณๅฎขใซๅคงใฆใฑใใใใ่ฆใใตใผใซในๅฃ้ทใฏใใใฃใผใชใผใซ้ๅๅธซใฎ็ด ่ณชใใใจ่ฆ่พผใฟใๅฝผใจๅฐๅฑๅฅ็ดใ็ตใถใฎใ ใโฆใ ใใฃใใใชใณ็ฃ็ฃใ่ๆฌใไธปๆผใซใใใตใคใฌใณใไฝๅใ1969ๅนดใฎๅๅ ฌ้ๆใซใใใฃใใใชใณใใ่ช่บซใงไฝๆฒใใๆญใฃใโSwing Little Girlโใๅ้ ญใฏใฌใธใใๅใซๆฟๅ ฅใใใใ ใใฃใใใชใณใฎใตใคใฌใณใๆใฎ้ท็ทจใฎไธญใงใใ ้ป้็ๆไปฃ ใใจใ ่กใฎ็ฏ ใใจใใ็จไปฃใฎๅไฝใซๆใพใใฆใใใใใใๆฌไฝใฏใใฉใใๅฝฑใ่ใใจใใใใใใๅฎใซไธๅฏงใซไฝใใใฆใฏใใใฎใ ใใใใฃใใใชใณใฎไปใฎ้ท็ทจใซๆฏในใใจใๅฟใใใใใกใชใฎใฏ็ขบใใ ใใใ ใใกใใใใตใผใซในใ่ๅฐใซใใฆใใใฎใงใ้ๅใจใใฆใฎใใฃใใใชใณใฎ็ฌใใฏใๅญๅใซ็บๆฎใใใฆใใฆ็ณใๅใชใใๅ ่ผฉ้ๅๅธซใใกใใๆผ็ฎใฎๆฎตๅใใๆๅใ่ถณๅใๆใใฆใใใๅ ด้ขใชใฉใ็ตถๅฆใฎๅผๅธใจ้ๅใใฎใฎใฃใฐใง็ฌใใใฆใใใใใ็ถฑๆธกใ(ๅญใถใซใซๅทๆใซ้ช้ญใใใ๏ผ)ใใฉใคใชใณใฎๆชปใซๅ ฅใ่บซไฝใๅผตใฃใ็ฌใใจในใชใซใใใฌใณใใใใๅ ด้ขใชใฉใ(ๅฝๆใ็พๅ ดใงๆฎๅฝฑใ่ฆๅญฆใใๆฉไผใๅพใ็ๅ่ๅฝฆ็ฃ็ฃใซใใใจใใในใฆใใฃใใใชใณ่ช่บซใๆผใใฆใใใใใ )ใใใฃใใใชใณใชใใงใฏใ ใใใใพใใๅ้ ญใฎ้ๅๅฐใจใใ่ๅฐใงใฎ้กใฎ่ฟท่ทฏใไฝฟใฃใใขใคใใขใใใ ไธๆตทใใๆฅใๅฅณ ใใใ ็ใใใใฉใดใณ ใใซๅ ้งใใใใฎใงใ่ฆ่ฆ็ใซใใฎใฃใฐใฎ่ฃ ็ฝฎใจใใฆใๅฎใซ็ด ๆดใใใใโใจใใๅ ทๅใงใๅใ ใฎๅ ด้ขใฎๅฎๆๅบฆใฏ้ๅธธใซ้ซใใใจใฆใๅฐ่ฑกใซๆฎใใฎใ ใใไธๆ่ญฐใจไฝๅๅ จไฝใๆๆฉ็ใซ็ตใณใคใใฆใใชใๆใใใใๆฌ็ญใฎใใญใใใๅผฑใ(ใใฃใผใชใผใใๆใใๅฏใใใใฉใณใณไนใใฎๅฐๅฅณใใๆใๅผใใๆๆตใฎใใใซๆใ่ฒธใ)ใใ้ป้็ๆไปฃใใใ่กใฎ็ฏใใๆใคไฝๅๅ จไฝใ่ฒซใใจใขใผใทใงใณใ่ถณใใชใใจ่จใฃใใ่ฏใใ ใใใใ ใพใใใใฃใผใชใผใฎๅญค็ฌใใใคใไปฅไธใซๅผท่ชฟใใใฆใๆๆใฎๅบฆๅใใๆทฑใใไฝๅใฎใฉในใใงใใใฃใผใชใผใฏใ่ชๅใฎใใผใ(ใใผใใปใฑใใใฃ)ใธใฎๆๅฟใ้ ใใใใณใตใ ใช็ถฑๆธกใ่ธไบบใฎใฌใใฏใน(ใใชใผใปใฏใญใใซใผ)ใจ็ตๅฉใใใฆไบไบบใ็ฅ็ฆใใใใพใใงใใซใใธใงใผใญใปใฌใชใณใซใดใกใใญใฎใชใใฉใ้ๅๅธซใใฎใซใใชใฎใใใซใ้กใง็ฌใฃใฆใๅฟใงๆณฃใใจใใ้ๅใถใใ ใใใใฆใๅๅใ็ซใฆใชใใใๆฌกใฎๅๅฐใธใจ็งปๅใใฆ่กใใตใผใซในใฎใฏใดใณใฎ้ทใๅใใใ ไธไบบใผใใใใจ่ฆ้ใใใใใฆใไธไบบใพใๆพๆตชใๆฑใใใใงใณใใงใณใจๆญฉใๅงใใใใฃใผใชใผใฎใ้ฆดๆใฟใฎๅพใๅงฟใง็ตใใใฎใ ใใใใใซใฏใใ ใขใใณใปใฟใคใ ใน ใใงใใใผใฌใใใปใดใใผใๆผใใๅฐๅฅณใจ่ ใ็ตใใงใจไบไบบใงๆญฉใๅบใใใใใใชๅธๆใจใใใใฎใฏๅ จใๆใใใใใๅญค็ฌใ ใใๆปฒใใงใใใ ๆ ็ปไบบใฎ็ง็ๆดปใจใใฎไฝๅใจใฏๅฅ็ฉใ ใจใฏๆฟ็ฅใใฆใใใใฎใฎใๆฎๅฝฑไธญใฎ็ง็ๆดปใฎๆฐใ ใฎๅ้กโๆฏ่ฆชใฎๆญปใใปใใใฎๅๅฃใใชใฟใปใฐใฌใคใจใฎ้ขๅฉโฆใชใฉโใใๆฌไฝใฎๆใ็ฉๅฏใใใกใฉใณใณใชใใฏใชไฝ้ขจใจ็ก้ขไฟใ ใจใฏ่จใๅใใชใใ ใใใใพใใฆใใ็น็ดฐใชใใฃใใใชใณไฝๅใจใชใใฐใใใฎไฝใๆใฎๆฐๆใกใฎๆบใใใไฝๅใซๅๆ ใใใใจใใฆใๅ จใไธๆ่ญฐใงใฏใชใ(่ชไผใ ใใฃใใใชใณ่ชไผ ๆ ๅ ใฎๆฅใ ใใงใใๆฌไฝใซ้ขใใฆใฏใใฟใคใใซใๅบใใ ใใซ็ใใฆใใฆใใใฃใใใชใณ่ช่บซใใฉใใ่งฆใใใใจใ้ฟใใฆใใใใฎใใใ )ใ ไฝๅใจใใฆใฎๆฌ ็นใๅผฑใใๆใใใใฏใใใใใใใใฃใใใฃใใใชใณใฎใใๆฎ้ใฎไบบ้็ใชๆใใๆใใๅฃ้่ฆใใใจใใใใจใใใใใฃใฆ่ฆช่ฟๆใจๆ็ใ่ฆใใใใไธๆฌใ ใ ๆฌBlu-rayใฏใ2019ๅนดใซใRoy Export S.A.Sใๆ่ตใใ็ฌฌ2ไธไปฃใฎ35mmใใฅใผใใปใใฌใๅบๆฌใจใใใใฎไปใฎ็ถๆ ใฎ่ฏใใใฃใซใ ็ด ๆใไฝฟใฃใฆใไผใใใใซใปใใฃใปใใญใผใใฃใง4Kใใฃใซใ ใปในใญใฃใณใใฌในใใขใใใฆไฝใใใไปMK2ใฎHDใในใฟใผใไฝฟ็จใ1969ๅนดใฎๅๅ ฌ้็ใซใชใใใญใบใใใฉใใปใจใใฉๅใ้คใใใ่ซง่ชฟใฎ่ฑใใใๆทฑใใใใฃใใผใซ่กจ็พใฎ็ดฐใใใใจใๆฆใญ็ด ๆดใใใใใ็ฐใชใฃใ็ด ๆใไฝฟใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใๅ ด้ขใซใใฃใฆใฏใ็ใใฎ็ป่ณชใซใชใฃใใใใใ ใชใใขPCMใฎไผดๅฅ้ณๆฅฝใใๆ็ญใใฎใใฎใ ็นๅ ธใจใใฆใไธ่จใฎใใฎใๅ้ฒใ็ฑณCriterionใชใใงใฏใฎ็ใใ ใใใใฎ็นๅ ธใ ใ โใใฃใใใชใณไผ่จไฝๅฎถใธใงใใชใผใปใดใกใณในใซใใใณใกใณใฟใชใผ โ1969ๅนดใซ่กใใใใใฃใใใชใณใธใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผ(5ๅ17็ง) โใใฃใใใชใณใฎๆฏๅญใฆใผใธใผใณใธใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผ(14ๅ54็ง) โโIn the Service of the Storyโๆ ็ป็ ็ฉถๅฎถใฏใฌใคใฐใปใใญใณใซใใไฝๅ่งฃ่ชฌ(20ๅ31็ง) โ2003ๅนด่ฃฝไฝใฎใใญใฅใกใณใฟใชใผChaplin Today: โThe Circusโ (26ๅ32็ง) โ1998ๅนดใซ่กใใใใใฃใใใชใณใฎ้ณๆฅฝใขใทในใฟใณใใใจใชใใฏใปใธใงใผใ ใบใธใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผๆ็ฒ้ณๅฃฐ(9ๅ55็ง) โโA Ring for Mernaโใใฃใขใทใผใปใใญใใฏใฎไผดๅฅใฎใใๆชๅ ฌ้ใซใใงๅ ด้ขใจใณใกใใฃใขใณใใใณใปใซใใณ่งฃ่ชฌใซใใ้ข้ฃๆชๅ ฌ้ๅ ด้ข (7ๅ29็ง) โโStepping Outโๆชๅ ฌ้ๅ ด้ข (็ทจ้็ 9ๅ52็ง / ๆชๅ ฌ้ๅ ด้ข29ๅ42็ง) โ โSwing Little Girlโไฝๆฒๆ ๅ (5ๅ12็ง) โ1928ๅนดใฎใใชใฆใใใปใใฌใใขไธๆ ๆ ๅ(6ๅ37็ง) โไบๅ็ทจ้(5ๅ20็ง) ๆ ็ป่ฉ่ซๅฎถใใกใฉใปใใใใณใฝใณใซใใใจใใปใคใๆธใใใๅๅญใๅๆขฑใ ๆฌBlu-rayใฏใๅ็ฑณ็คใชใใใๆฅๆฌๅๆงใR-AไปๆงใชใฎใงใๆฅๆฌใฎBlu-rayใใฌใผใคใผใงๅ้กใชใ่ฆ่ดๅฏ่ฝใ ใ 2016ๅนดใซKADOKAWAใใ็บๅฃฒใใใ ๆฅๆฌ็ค ใฏใๆฎๅฟตใชใใใไปMK2ใใๆไพใใใๆงHDใในใฟใผใไฝฟ็จใใฆใใใฎใง(ใใกใใใใใพใงๆชใ็ป่ณชใงใฏใชใใ)ใๆฌไฝใฎใใกใณใฏใใใฏใๆฌ็คใๆใซๅ ฅใใในใใ ใใใ
M**.
Der Film ist sehr gut fรผr Teenies, ist nur sehr schade das er nicht in Deutsch ist ,ich hoffe das das noch kommt.
R**D
Excellent picture quality, first class unique Criterion extras. A Charlot classic.
M**R
ok
P**E
Chaplin is a genius in this film doing his own stunts and how it got it made in the documentary is fascinating. I saw the film with a Live Orchestra at the film festival in New Zealand. I loved it so much I had to buy this criterion and I am glad I did. The special features are amazing and the transfer and restoration is incredible.
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